"It's all the same to me," said Gardner, who batted seventh Saturday. "My job's to get on base no matter where I hit in the lineup, and the last couple days, I've been able to do that and make a few things happen."

Gardner, who began the year 5-for-11 in stolen-base attempts, hasn't been caught in his past 12 tries.

"A little bit of it has to do with luck, probably," he said. "Worrying about getting caught makes you a little bit more passive and you don't go as often. So just be aggressive."

The Yankees recalled Chris Dickerson and sent down Greg Golson . . . With the Yankees in the midst of eight straight days on synthetic turf, Girardi gave Derek Jeter the day off. Eduardo Nuñez played shortstop and did not make an error for the first time all series . . . Mark Teixeira was the DH . . . Jorge Posada, who started at first base, played his 1,790th game, eighth on the franchise list . . . Alex Rodriguez (knee surgery) will remain in Miami for a few weeks while he rehabs.

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